Hattie McDaniel’s Historic Oscar Will Return to Its Desired Home

Hattie McDaniel, left, won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role as Mammy in “Gone With the Wind.” At the time, supporting actresses and actors received a plaque instead of the Oscar statuette. The plaque that McDaniel, the first Black winner of an Academy Award, bequeathed to…

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